Iraq’s Besieged Christians Make Final Stand Against ISIS Jihadists on Mosul Frontline
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Iraqi anti-government protesters throw stones and trash at riot police during a demonstration Friday in Baghdad. Photo: AP
The Telegraph – Captain Firaz Jacob knows he may well be mounting a last stand at the frontiers of the Christian settlement of Bartella on the outskirts of Mosul.
Less than a mile down the road are the jihadists of ISIS, the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, and the portly, middle-aged Mr. Jacob is aware that his home-grown militia are outnumbered.
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